Chapel Grove
Chapel (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Chapel Grove
Classification Chapel (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Lady Well
Canmore ID 65356
Site Number NX95NE 25
NGR NX 98 58
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65356
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkbean
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX95NE 25 98 58
A tradition existed about fifty years ago that a chapel stood on the lands attached to Chapelgrove (NX 9793 5905). (Arnott suggests that this may have been St Bein's Church.) A short distance away is an old well, named Lady Well, which has given its name to some adjoining houses (Ladywell: NX 9811 5860).
This was in all probability a holy well, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, though no tradition now exists regarding it; it was in use until a few years ago when drainage operations in an adjoining field stopped the supply of water.
S Arnott 1895.
